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Brewers Beat Dodgers and Move Closer to World Series

ブルワーズがドジャースを破り、ワールドシリーズ進出へ前進

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The Milwaukee Brewers are close to a big baseball dream. On Monday, they beat the champion Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4. The Brewers now lead the series 2-0. They need only two more wins to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982.

lead the series= 一連の対戦(シリーズ)で相手チームより多くの勝ち星を挙げていること

The game was tied 4-4 in the sixth inning. Then, William Contreras hit the ball to left field. His hit brought David Hamilton home to score the lead run. Earlier in the game, Contreras also hit a long home run to tie the score.

Milwaukee’s pitchers stopped the Dodgers for the rest of the game. Four relief pitchers—players who enter after the starting pitcher—did not let a single Dodgers batter reach base in the final five innings. Together, they got 15 batters out in a row.

in a row= 途切れることなく連続して

The Dodgers won the World Series in each of the past two years, but their hitters struggled on Monday and got only three hits. The series now moves to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday.

学習ノート

表現パターン

パターン意味
closer to目標の達成や到達にさらに近づくこと
lead the series一連の対戦(シリーズ)で相手チームより多くの勝ち星を挙げていること
in a row途切れることなく連続して

語彙

語意味
reach及ぶ範囲、届く範囲;影響力や効力の及ぶ限界
lead競走・競技などで、他の人やチームより前に出ている差。また、その優位な状態。
struggled何かを成し遂げようとして、懸命に努力すること。また、その努力。

言語メモ

  • •MLBのプレーオフは複数試合戦う「シリーズ」形式(通常7回戦制など)で行われるため、「2-0」のリードは大きなアドバンテージを意味します。
  • •「relief pitcher(救援投手/リリーフ)」は先発投手の後を引き継ぎ、終盤のリードを守る重要な役割を担います。

練習

読んだ内容を確認しましょう。

  1. They need only two more wins to   the World Series for the first time since 1982.

  2. How many hits did the Dodgers hitters get on Monday?

  3. What does 'in a row' mean in this context?

Source: The Guardian